Lisa Ventura — founder of Cyber Security Unity, Member of the Order of the British Empire, and appreciator of 80s soap operas

Lisa Ventura MBE is the founder of Cyber Security Unity, a UK-based organization seeking to unite the cyber security industry globally. Lisa is also a proud neurodivergent person; after being diagnosed in her adulthood with autism and ADHD, she gained a wider understanding of who she is, how she can use her unique traits to make the world better, and how she can advocate for neurodivergent talent in the cyber industry.

In this episode of No Password Required, Lisa joins Carlton Fields, P.A.’s Jack Clabby and KnowBe4’s Kayley Melton to share how she went from working on the UK version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” to becoming an award-winning leader in the cybersecurity industry. She also tells us about receiving her honorary award from the British Parliament, her love of 1980s U.S. soap operas, and the sci-fi world she’d most want to live in.

Jack and Kayley discuss the drastic increase in the amount of cash Americans lost to text-messaging scams in recent years. Why is this type of attack showing so much growth? How can consumers continue moving forward? They talk about all of that and more.

A special thanks to the great Sarina Gandy for producing this episode.

You can connect with Lisa on Twitter here: @cybergeekgirl

You can connect with Lisa on her personal website here: https://lisaventura.co.uk/

You can learn more about Cyber Security Unity here: https://csu.org.uk/